Cancer mortality trends in South Africa: 1997 - 2016

Background. Upon the addition of the numbers corresponding to various cancer anatomical locations in the report published by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA), the absolute number and proportion of deaths due to all cancers increased from 36 726 (8.0%) in 2013 to 40 460 (8.5%) in 2015. These high f...

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Main Authors: M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2023-08-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/574